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demand will be created for them ; they will be 

 sought after, and not have to go begging for 

 customers. It should be the aim of the novice 

 to establish such a reputation from the start. 

 It is only too common a practice to pack the 

 bunches as they come, with a few good ones on 

 the top as a decoy : a species of deception which 

 is sure to be discovered sooner or later, and fol- 

 lowed by its appropriate reward. 



There will be some bunches too small and 

 others too loose for market, besides ." odds and 

 ends." The small and loose bunches can be 

 sold for a less price, or kept for home consump- 

 tion, or, if the variety is a wine grape, those 

 that are thoroughly ripe can be made into wine ; 

 otherwise they can be put with the " odds and 

 ends," and made into vinegar, w x hich always 

 commands a good price. There need be noth- 

 ing lost. We hope, however, that no reader of 

 this book will attempt to make wine from un- 

 ripe or imperfect grapes. 



Boxes and baskets of various forms and sizes 

 are used for marketing. If baskets are used, 

 they should be strong, and have wooden covers, 

 provided with lock and key. . Wooden boxes 

 are much to be preferred to baskets. There are 

 several in use which answer the purpose well. 



